neigh
[ ney ]
/ neɪ /
verb (used without object)
to utter the cry of a horse; whinny.
noun
the cry of a horse; whinny.
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Origin of neigh
before 1000; Middle English ney(gh)en,Old English hnǣgan, cognate with Middle Dutch neyen,Old Saxon hnēgian,Middle High German nēgen,Old High German hneigen,Old Norse hneggja; akin to Old Saxon hnechian;Middle Dutch nighen,Middle Low German nigen,Middle High German nyhen; and, with intrusion in the initial, Old Norse gneggja,Norwegian kneggja.See nag2
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NEH, Nehemiah, Neher, Nehru, Nehru, Jawaharlal, neigh, neighbor, neighborhood, neighborhood watch, neighboring, neighborly
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British Dictionary definitions for neigh
neigh
/ (neɪ) /
noun
the high-pitched cry of a horse; whinny
verb
(intr) to make a neigh or a similar noise
(tr) to utter with a sound like a neigh
Word Origin for neigh
Old English hnǣgan; related to Old Saxon hnēgian
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